Controversy
Despite Contrary Data, Oklahoma DA Will Not Charge Teens With Hate Crime
This week, Christopher Lane, 22 an Australian baseball player visiting in the United States was shot in the back and killed by three teenagers. The driver of the vehicle Michael Jones, 17, reportedly told police that he and his accomplices were bored and had nothing else to do, so they decided to go kill someone. Despite the forgoing evidence suggesting that part of the motive by the shooter was racially driven, the Oklahoma District Attorney said there was insufficient evidence to charge any of the teens with a hate crime. A review of the evidence, you decide. has the justice system become weaker and favors criminals in some cases. A landmark case at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 seems to suggest that. Read More…